I wish I had organized some kind of Chicago-style election shenanigans, outside of a few of my gf’s co-workers voting on Friday morning. The margin actually grew over the weekend, from 52-48 to 55-45.

I think Sven lost for three reasons:

1. I captured the key blogger demographic of “individuals who will never see their own abs again”. Not a group to be underestimated in a contest like this.

2. Sven’s quote. I think to many people attributed it to him instead of understanding its context. The quote combined with his picture probably got me a lot of “fuck that guy, I’m going for the fat, bald douchebag” vote.